Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The design and construction of aircraft.
- noun The theory and practice of aircraft navigation.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The doctrine, science, or art of floating in the air, or of aërial navigation, as by means of a balloon.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The science or art of ascending and sailing in the air, as by means of a balloon; aërial navigation; ballooning.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
design ,construction ,mathematics andmechanics ofaircraft and otherflying objects - noun The
theory andpractice of aircraftnavigation
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the theory and practice of navigation through air or space
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word aeronautics.
Examples
-
NASA should be turned back into a pure R&D organisation, purely for developing blue-sky innovations in aeronautics and astronautics.
-
"The key here," says Mr. Baumgartner, "is that aeronautics is leaving government control and being taken over by industry, where cost-cutting and profitability, rather than contractors milking the state for as much as they can get, will lead to a lot of innovation, affordability and efficiency."
And Tomorrow's Winners Will Be... Chris Gay 2010
-
Return to fundamental research in aeronautics and space technology that benefits the nation, and stop trying to be a space transportation authority.
-
After reading all of your ideas, I'm inclined to support separating out aeronautics from the NASA structure and putting it elsewhere-maybe FAA, maybe a new agency modeled like NACA.
-
After reading all of your ideas, I'm inclined to support separating out aeronautics from the NASA structure and putting it elsewhere-maybe FAA, maybe a new agency modeled like NACA.
-
James had spent his life in aeronautics, building anything that flew.
365 tomorrows » 2008 » June : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2008
-
NASA also has expertise in aeronautics, high-temperature systems, CO2 and H2 handling and materials that could assist in the following:
Transition Team and Solar Power Satellites - NASA Watch 2008
-
- Promoting American leadership in aeronautics by reversing funding cuts to NASA's and FAA's aeronautics R&D budget.
-
Much progress was made during the war but after peace came the tempo of developments in aeronautics became very slow until another war threatened and finally materialized 21 years later.
The Aircraft Industry in Canada and the Future Development of Jet Engines 1948
-
It hardly needs Mr. Willkie to tell us that advances in aeronautics and the field of science generally have narrowed the physical boundaries of the world.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.